Appliance for storing type bars



Nov. 8, 1927.

E. TENSFELDT APPLIANCE FOR STORING TYPE BARS Filed Oct. 16,- 1926 f mWNW al Af/y.

Patented Nov. 8, 1927.

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APPLIANCE F03 STORING- TYPE Application filed October 16,192 Serial3:10. 142,089, and in Germany October 17, 1925/ My invention relates toappliances for storing type bars and more particularlytype bars whichare not constituted'by a unltary bar but are composed from single orshort t e.

ft is an object of my invention to provide an appliance of the kinddescribed in'which the types are held reliably in their frames andtheframes are so designed as to permit ready attaching of a card orindicating thematter. which is printed by I the harm the frame. I

To this end, Iequip each frame with a V tubular type support. The typesupport is slotted longitudinally for the reception of the type shankswhich are inserted in the slot so that their heads project. fromthe'support on the outside. The frame is provided with a check plate at oneend by which the tubular support is closed. At the opposite end thesupport is open for the in sertion of the types. a

It is another object of my invention to provide a box or magazine inwhich the type frames are stored and which is prov ded with means forlocating each frame 1n a definite position and for preventing the typesfrom leaving the tubular support.

Types of the kind which are used in connection with my appliance are oldin the art. Their shanks are conical and provided with two diametricallyopposite grooves to facilitate securing of the types in the printingcylinder.

Heretofore the types constituting the bars were stored in cylindrical orpolygonal tubular supports in which they were inserted by a longitudinalslot and held by a spring or a clamp on each end of the tube. In thlsconstruction it was difficult to ascertain im mediately the matter to beprinted and this is a particularly serious drawback in the case of readymatter, for instance addresses.

This drawback is overcome in my invention by combining the tubularsupport for the types with a holder for an index card on which thematter of the type bar may be printed or which may be provided with anumber or other indication by means of which the matter of the bar maybe ascertained from a schedule or the like. The holder is secured on oneside of the tubular type support so that the frame tends to assume adefinite position in the box or magazine in which it is stored. Themeans for preventing types from leaving the tubuthe, like for Fig. 3

means for the same purpose at the other. end

of the support are carried on the box or magazine. Springs or clamps onthe tubes themselves are dispensed'withi i In the-drawings affixed tothis specification and forming-part thereof an appliance embodying-myinvention is illustrated .diagrammatically by way ofexamplea 1 V In-thedrawings a l'isan elevation,

Fig. 2 is an end elevation, of a type frame. Fig. 3 is a planv'iew,

Fig. is a section on the lineIV I V' in lllustratmg a box or magazine'hav ing integral check plates for the of the tubular supports, K v

Figs. 5 and 6 are similar illustrationsof a open ends box or magazine inwhich the checks are.

constituted by abent strip. of sheet metal insertedgin thebox. Y

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2,l a isthe tubular type support whichmay be cylindrlcal as shown but may also be of polygonal or other crosssection, and b is the card holder which is secured on one side 1 of thetubular support a by soldering or any other suitable method. Alongitudinal slot 0 is formed in the side of the the tubular supportwhich is opposite, the holder 6. At one end of the holder 2) a checkplate 6 is formed by bending which closes the tubular support a at thatend and at the same time serves as a. base plate for the frame to standon. The longitudinal edges of the holder 5 are rebent at 7" and servefor supporting an index card or the like g so that the matter of thetype bar which is supported in the-frame, may be identified at a glance.

The frames are stored in a box or magazine h which is rectangular inplan view with its edges bent upwards. Tongues 2' are punched from thebottom ofthe box sub.

stantially at its centre and serve for locating the frames. When theframes are in posi tion in the box, their holders will tend to assumethe inclined position indicated in Figs.

4: and 6 in which their cards are presented to a spectator, viewing themfrom the front edge of the box. The check plates 6-01. the frames abutagainst one of the side walls of the box and checks is are providedalong the opposite side wall which form abutments for the holders 6, theends of the supports a which project beyond the holders 6 being insertedbetween the check plates 71:. It Will appear that when the frames are inthis position the types cl are retained in the slot by'the check plates70. f

In the box illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 the check plates is are formedby punching and bending upwards from the bottom of the box, similarly tothe locating tongues 71. In the box illustrated in Figs. 5 and .6 and"which is otherwise similar to the box described with reference to Figs.3 and 4 and by a similar strip, and-the strip might be corrugatedinstead of being bentat right angles. Generally, I Wish it to beunderstood that I am not limitedto the exact details of constructionshown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a personskilled in the art. I

I claim 1. An appliance for storing type bars comprising a tubularsupport defining a longitudinal slot for inserting types, a card holdersecured to said tubular support, and

a check plate closing one end of said tubular support. I

2. An appliance for storing type bars comprisinga tubular supportdefining a longitudinal slot for inserting types, and a card holdersecured to said tubular support, one end of said holder being bent oversoas to constitute a check plate at one end of said tubular support.

3: An appliance for storing type bars comprising a-box,.a framecomprising atubular type support adapted to be inserted in said box, andmeans adapted to be inserted in said box for retaining the types in saidtubular support.

v 4:. An appliance for. storingtype bars comp'risinga box, a framecomprising a tubular typesupport adapted to be inserted in said box, anda zlgzag shaped strip-adapted to be inserted in said box for retainingthe types in said tubular support;

5. An appliance for storing type bars comprising a box, a framecomprising a tubular type support adapted to be inserted in said box,and a corrugated strip adapted to be inserted in said box for retainingthe types in said tubular support.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature ERNST TENSFELDT.

